When March was the first month of the year

The original calendar which the Romans borrowed from the Greeks consisted of only 10 months (in a year of 304 days). Martius was the first month, followed by Aprilis, Maius, Junius, Quintilis, Sextilis, September, October, November, and December. Quintilis means five, Sextilis means six, September is seven, October is eight, November is nine, and December…

Revert to Gift Economic System

Contrary to popular conception, there is no evidence that societies relied primarily on barter before using money for trade. Instead, non-monetary societies operated largely along the principles of gift economics. When barter did in fact occur, it was usually between either complete strangers or would-be enemies. The anthropologist Marshall Sahlins writes that Stone Age gift…

Anglican Bishops Shock Christians!

In the British newspaper “Daily News” 25/6/1984 under the heading “Shock survey of Anglican Bishops”, that reads “More than half of England’s Anglican Bishops say that Christians are not obliged to believe that Jesus Christ was God, according to a survey published today. The pole of 31 of England’s 39 bishops shows that many of…

The world is a better place without money?

Rule of Inflation >> the more the supply of money, the more expensive things may become. Therefore >> the less the supply of money, the cheaper will things be. Then, logic tells us that  if there is no supply of money >> all things become free of charge! Really? Imagine we wake up tomorrow morning…

How Life Can Get Better in Schools

First of all, the pedagogy of instruction (or the correct use of instructive strategies) approach must be adopted and fully implemented in all our schools in Malaysia. Preparation of lessons modules must specify how it will be presented with clear statement of objectives and learning outcomes. It must take into considerations the inherent nature and…

The Essential Difference between a Muslim and a Believer

قَالَتِ الْأَعْرَابُ آمَنَّا ۖ قُل لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا وَلَٰكِن قُولُوا أَسْلَمْنَا وَلَمَّا يَدْخُلِ الْإِيمَانُ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ ۖ وَإِن تُطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ لَا يَلِتْكُم مِّنْ أَعْمَالِكُمْ شَيْئًا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ (Al-Quran,  Al-Hujarat 49:14) The Al-A’arab say, “We have believed.” Say, “You have not [yet] believed; but say [instead], ‘We have submitted,’ for faith has not…

Towards One Nation Truly Free and United

Freedom and democracy may mean one can become member and hold office simultaneously in multiple organizations. All NGOs allow that. Unfortunately, all political parties said to championing freedom and democracy will not allow anyone the liberty of joining and hold office in multiple parties. Whilst every NGO works toward ‘win-win’ relationship with one another, political…

UN General Assembly Resolution 181

United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181 called for the partition of the British-ruled Palestine Mandate into a Jewish state and an Arab state. It was approved on November 29, 1947 with 33 votes in favor, 13 against, 10 abstentions and one absent (see list at end of document). The resolution was accepted by the Jews…

History of Israeli–Palestinian Conflict

The  mutual defense treaty the Ottoman Empire made with Germany, saw the Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers during World War I, and hence getting the Ottoman Empire embroiled in a conflict with Great Britain and France. In 1915, the Hussein-McMahon Correspondence formed an agreement between United Kingdom and Arab leaders who declared that the…

Shamsiah Fakeh

Shamsiah Fakeh (1924 – October 20, 2008) was a Malaysian nationalist and feminist. She was the leader of Angkatan Wanita Sedar (AWAS), Malaysia’s first nationalist women organization and a prominent Malay leader of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM). Shamsiah was born in the village of Kampung Gemuruh near the town of Kuala Pilah, Negeri…

‎‘Hudud’: A Decree Seriously Misunderstood

Islam, meaning ‘Peace’, is synonymous to ‘Submission’ or ‘Compliance’ to God’s irrefutable Decree to ‘Non-Violation’ or ‘Non-Aggression’ Rule and Principle against legally and morally protected rights of the individuals, societies and countries.

God has decreed that there shall be no compelling to ‘deen’ (the path) of Allah. God has also decreed that there shall be no obstruction to activities arising of mutual consent between two willing parties, no matter how sinful or abhorring to the general standard of civilized society, like drug addiction, prostitution, gay and lesbian marriage.

This is essentially what ‘Hukum Hudud’ is all about, and God has decreed such ‘Behavioral Boundary’ involving the Do’s and Don’ts for purpose of regulating Human’s dealings and interactions involving people of different belief system, faith, ideology and culture, in order to bring about life of peace, free, safe and secure for all..

Decriminalisation of Drugs: Portugal’s Success Story

Portugal and the Drug War By Helen Redmond The War on Drugs is a global war without end. The battle takes more prisoners than all conventional wars combined and yet the availability of psychoactive substances never significantly diminishes. Those who sell and consume illegal drugs are subject to some of the harshest punishments ever meted…